Horrifying moment young boy comes within feet of being seriously injured by Gulliver’s World pirate ship ride as onlookers scream in terror

• The boy climbed the fence to play under the ride in the Warrington theme park
• A parent from Manchester watching said: ‘It could have been a lot worse.’ 
• The Warrington theme park had to close down Gulliver’s World ride after the event 

A horrifying video shows the moment a little boy was almost wiped out by a boat ride after climbing into the restricted zone beneath it.

 At around 3pm on Monday the boy chose to climb the fence to play in the area under the ride in Warrington.

 Gulliver’s World said staff responded ‘quickly’ and followed the correct procedures when reporting the incident.

The young boy climbed the fence to climb on the cannons, unaware of the dangerous ride swinging above him

He was eventually grabbed by an adult and taken to safety

Those watching in shock can be heard shouting ‘there’s a kid’ before yelling in terror as the child walks closer to the swinging Pirate Ship ride in Gulliver’s World. 

The screams carry on until a man waiitng in the queue jumps in to drag the boy to safety.

The little boy climbed over a fence to sit on one of the wooden cannons, then stood up beneath the giant swinging boat packed full with riders.

As the ride swings back down, he backs away ever so slightly before a man grabs him.

Dad Andy Moore, from Manchester, was among those waiting in the queue with his child when he spotted the boy playing in the gated area. 

Mr Moore told the Manchester Evening News that the ride closed for a little while after the incident.

The boy carried on playing undet the ride as ‘The parent of the child was nowhere to be seen at first’

The young boy did not seem aware of the imminent danger he was in

His head was scarily close to the heavy pirate ship ride

‘I was stood in line with my young child and we were taking pics of each ride we went on, when this child climbed the fence and ran towards the ride,’ said Andy.

‘He spent a while playing on the cannons while the pirate ship was in full swing. The staff member hadn’t seen at first but the queueing crowd had.

‘The parent of the child was nowhere to be seen at first. Then the staff member saw what everyone was shouting at and stopped the ride.

‘The child got very close to it and didn’t appear to realise the danger that was involved. A member of the public on the other side jumped over the fence to grab the child. I couldn’t as I didn’t want to leave my young child alone.’

The boy seemed happy to play on the wooden cannons placed next to the moving ride

He added: ‘Thankfully there were no injuries. But clearly an issue when a young child of that age can easily climb the fence and enter the ride area. It could have been a lot worse.’

Craig Clewes, resort director at Gulliver’s World, said: ‘We are aware of an incident in one of the ride enclosures at Gulliver’s World. Our staff responded quickly and followed our safety and reporting procedures.

‘The safety of our customers and staff remains our number one priority.’

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